My Baby Only Tries To Eat Books...Why Should I Read To Her Now?

Have you ever wondered what the best age is to start reading to a child?  It may seem silly, but reading from birth has amazing results.  Science has showed us that by the time babies celebrate their first birthday they will have already learned all the sounds needed to speak their language. The more stories you read aloud, the more words your child will be exposed to and the better he or she will be able to talk. Hearing words helps to build a complex vocabulary in a baby's brain. Kids whose parents frequently read to them know more words by age 2 than children who have not been read to. And kids who are read to during their early years are more likely to learn to read at the right time.  And you guessed it, this means that they will most likely do better in school. 


When reading, your child hears you using many different emotions and expressive sounds, which fosters social and emotional development. Reading also invites your baby to look, point, touch, and answer questions all of which promote social development and thinking skills. And your baby improves language skills by imitating sounds, recognizing pictures, and learning words.

But perhaps the most important reason to read aloud is that it makes a connection between the things your baby loves the most which is your voice, being close to you, and naturally, books.

Check out some of these great titles for our youngest readers!

Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?  by Eric Carle
Hello, World! by Winnie Ho
Hooray for Fish! by Lucy Cousins
Jamberry by Bruce Degen
Mommy Hugs by Anne Gutman
More, More, More Said the Baby by Vera B. Williams